News

24/Aug/2008: Weekend programme now out: The programme of panels is now available on the Programme Page (where else!).
24/Aug/2008: C.E. Muprhy cancels: C. E. Murphy has unfortunately had to pull out this year's Mecon, which she was looking forward to.
22/Aug/2008: Ian McDonald not at MeCon: We are sorry to announce that MeCon regular guest Ian McDonald has had to pull out of this year's convention due to an impending writing deadline. We will miss him but look forward having him back at next year's MeCon and to his new book.
20/Aug/2008: John Vaughan wins awards: John Vaughan won two awards at the Action On Film Festival in Pasadena this year - Best Short for his film My Dad and For Your Troubles won the writers' award for Best Action Sequence Short.
24/Jul/2008: No Paul Cornell: Unfortunately Paul Cornell has had to pull out of MeCon 11.
22/Jul/2008: C. E. Murphy at MeCon 11: We are delighted to announce that Alaskan born fantasy author C.E. (Catie) Murphy will joining us as one of our guests at this year's MeCon. Her novels include Urban Shaman, Thunderbird Falls, Coyote Dreams, House of Stone, House of Cards and The Queen's Bastard.
20/Jul/2008: Read "Down on the Farm" online: You can read (or listen to) Charlie Stross' Down on the Farm on Tor's revamped website
3/Jul/2008: Saturn's Children now out: Charles Stross new novel Saturn's Children is published today (£15.99 in hardback). You can read an extract of Saturn's Children on the Orbit Books website.
2/Jul/2008: Stross guest blog spot: Charles Stross is the guest blogger over at Penguin Books (USA).
28/Jun/2008: Mecon at Q-Con: The Mecon 11 crew will be at Q-Con XV this weekend. Come and see us at the QUB Science Fiction and Fantasy stall in the Beech Room or when we are out and about with stickers.
18/Jun/2008: Stross in Second Life on Saturday: Charles Stross is being interviewed in Second Life at 9pm (BST) this Saturday. The URL for the venue is http://slurl.com/secondlife/Extropia%20Core/128/124/22
12/Jun/2008: Captain Britain and MI-13 issue 2 out: The second issue of Paul Cornell's highly acclaimed Captain Britain and MI-13 came out today.
11/Jun/2008: Charles Stross in SFX Collection: The latest issue of SFX Collection features an interview with MeCon 11 Guest of Honour Charles Stross.
10/Jun/2008: SFX interview Paul Cornell: Paul Cornell is interviewed by SFX Magazine.
9/Jun/2008: Charles Stross in today's Guardian: Mecon 11 Guest of Honour Charles Stross is interviewed in today's Guardian.
12/May/2008: Paul Cornell's Captain Britain out this Wednesday: The first issue of Captain Britain and MI-13, written by Paul Cornell and drawn by Leonard Kirk, is released this Wednesday 14th May 2008.

(Promo art by Mark Roberts)
10/May/2008: Accommodation for Mecon 11: Accommodation for MeCon 11 is now available in the Queen's Elms Village on the Malone Road (10 minutes walk from the venue) for £35 per night (45euro) Accommodation must be booked in advance through the MeCon committee. See Where To Stay for more details.
9/May/2008: Paul Cornell at other conventions: MeCon 11 guest Paul Cornell will be busy next year as the the Guest of Honour at both Redemption '09 and P-Con VI.
22/Apr/2008: Fantastic Four by Paul Cornell: Mecon 11 guest Paul Cornell's Fantastic Four mini-series "True Story" will be released in July. The 4 part story features the Fantastic Four entering a world of fiction and meeting literary characters. Read an interview with Paul about "Fantastic Four: True Story" at Comic Book Resources.
8/Apr/2008: New website up: The new website with the new logo finally on-line.
26/March/2008: Ian McDonald wins BSFA award: Mecon 11 guest Ian McDonald has won the 2007 BSFA Award for Best Novel with his alternate history novel Brasyl. He was presented with his award by Neil Gaiman at the 2008 Eastercon (Orbital).
21/Mar/2008: MeCon guests nomincated for Hugos: Mecon 11 guests Charles Stross, Ian McDonald and Paul Cornell have been nominated for the 2008 Hugos (the Oscars of the science fiction world). Charles Stross' novel Halting State is up for Best Novel, as is Ian McDonald's Brasyl.
In the Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) Paul Cornell's two part Doctor Who story "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood" is facing strong competition from fellow writer Stephen Moffat's "Blink".
19/Mar/2008: Charles Stross is 2008 Guest of Honour: MeCon is happy to announce that Charles Stross, one of the UK's most prolific authors, will be the Guest of Honour at this year's MeCon.